Uzbekistan is famous for its fruits. In Fergana Valley, most of the population engages in gardening. Gardening Knowledge and skills is transferred across generations. To share this knowledge, Abdulvokhid Khoji invited his 93-year-old father to his house to give advice to Khoji and his son.

During family events, before the meal, guests express their best wishes to the host and pray. Tea is poured and the meal is served only after that the bread is cut. The eldest person must start eating before the rest of the table begins. After finishing the meal, wishes are expressed again.

Dorbozlik is the art of rope walking, a genre of Uzbek folk art. Children are taught from the age of 2 to 3 years old, before they acquire a fear of heights. Akhadjon has been training in this art for fifteen years and has been performing his art independently at heights of up to fifteen meters.

One disappearing art is wooden stilt walking. Once very common, today there are very few in the art. Masters of wooden stilts perform accompanied by a national ensemble. These performances are usually conducted in the open air and gather a lot of people.

Sumalak is usually cooked collectively during the Navruz holiday. Since preparing sumalak takes about twenty-four hours, people gather in front of the boiler. They sing, dance, express their wishes, and pray. When sumalak is ready, it is celebrated collectively.

The Boysun cultural space was included on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008. Boysun, situated high in the mountains, has pure air, mountain lakes, and favorable conditions preserving the distinctive cultural identity in this region. Boysun’s nature attracts thousands of people.

To get quality dried fruit, the selected fruits should be ripe and sugary. Since the nature of Uzbekistan allows cultivating very sweet fruits, people have learned to prepare dried fruits. Excellent fruits can be bought in any season, although the secrets of manufacturing are not publicized.

Cattle breeding is one of the ancient activities dealt by Uzbeks. Even the holy book of Zoroastrianism, “Avesta”, calls upon careful attitude towards cattle, in particular, in relation to horses, bovine animals, sheep and goats. Cattle breeding was one of the main activities in mountainous,nsubmontane and steppe areas of Uzbekistan. The essence of traditions and ceremonies, associated with cattle breeding and goals pursued by them, were always the same - they were aimed at breeding animals, protecting them from various diseases, predators and thieves, preventing their loss, etc.

The largest somsa of Uzbekistan is cooked in Djizzakh. Meat, inner fat, onion and spices are needed for preparation of somsa. These all ingredients are wrapped in solid dough and baked in special tandir, handmade oven. At first sight preparing of somsa is very simple but nowhere in the country one can not find as delicious somsa as in Djizzakh.

Karakalpaks love their folk epics and listen them performed by bakhshi and djirau with great pleasure. Bakhshi perform lyric epos with dutar (string instrument) accompaniment. And jirau perform only heroic epos with kobiz (ancient stringed bow instrument) accompaniment. In spite of the different instrumentation, bakhshi and jirau can be performed jointly.

Uzbekistan has different dancing art methods. Bukhara school of dance differs from other schools with its abrupt circular movements, jumping dancers, and stage costumes. The folk dance group Bukhoro Guzallari (Beauties of Bukhara) usually performs for tourists at the historical Bukhara complex.

The road connecting Tashkent with Ferghana Valley is a part of the Silk Road. This road also connects people living on either of the two road sides. Due to reconstruction, the road has become broader and wider, exposing more of the splendid nature on both sides. It seems that from the left, it is winter, and from the right, it is spring.

Alisher Nazirov is a hereditary potter and famous representative of Rishtan School of ceramics. He participates in international exhibitions. Although he is busy, he manages to work with his young apprentices. His apprentices’ interest inspires the master, and he shares his secrets with them.

Katta ashula is a vocal direction, a song genre typical for the Ferghana Valley, in which peculiar style and manner of singing is observed. It is performed by two or more singers in turns and without accompaniment of musical instruments. Katta Ashula is characterized by laconism (in means of expression), expressiveness (in music language), dynamism (in melodic development) and bright emotionality. Its figurative structure (or style) is closely connected to the traditional (classical) poetry of lyrical and philosophical nature. And ghazals of Navoi, Lutfi, Mashrab, Khazini, Muqimi, Furqat, Zavqi, Miskin serve as main poetic texts in this genre. Though, since the XX century the poems of contemporary Uzbek poets (such as Sobir Abdulla, Charkhi, Chusti, Akmal Polat, Khabibi, and others) as well as examples of folk poetry have been widely used. In terms of subject matter katta ashula songs can be divided into love-lyrical, didactic, religious and contemporary ones. The origins of katta ashula genre should be looked for in ancient folk-ritual chants, songs of "praise" (such as marsiya, navkha, ayolgu), agriculture- and labor-related songs with their original combination of recitative-declamatory beginning and chanting; and in distiches of ghazals (ghazalkhonlik), written in aruz prosody. Performance with high-pitched voice, existence of culmination parts, clarity of words for and their impact to the listeners – all these are features of this type of song. Katta ashula has several genres, such as “Yovvoi maqom” (“Yovvoi Ushshoq”, “Yovvoi Chorgoh”),"Yovvoyi asula" ("Yovvoyi Tanovar", "Yovvoyi Munojat"), "Yakkahonlik" ("Ohkim, gulzorim qani topmadim").nNotably, the emergence and development of Katta ashula genre is closely linked with existence of corresponding performance schools, which stand out with their style of interpretation, manner of singing and bearers. From among katta ashula performance schools it is possible to mention Qoqand, Margilan, Andijan, Namangan and Tashkent performance schools.n

Impressive buildings, great masterpieces were created by processing natural stones. In the territory of Uzbekistan, the secrets of the art of processing natural stones were known since ancient times. In particular, the people who lived near the marble mines learnt processing this type of stone. Gazgon village of Nurota region is famous for its sangtaroshs (stone processors). Among residents of this place, the art of sangtaroshlik (stone processing) has been passed from ancestors to generations.The objects made by masters processing marble can be divided into three types:n1. Household objectsn2. Tombstonesn3. Pillars and decorations for buildings

Aslonov Sharifjon, a master of jeweler art, learned his craft from his father, Fayzullo Aslonov, who had also learned from his father, Mukhammadjon Bobo. To honor his grandfather, Sharifjon name his son Mukhammadjon, who is ready to continue the dynasty of jewelers with his sister Saodat.

Nurota artistic embroidery, with its coloring and small pictures, differs from embroideries of other regions. Though Rukhsora Opa was not born in Nurota, she learned this art from her mother-in-law. Now she transmits her secrets to her daughter-in-law and her 3-year-old granddaughter. Every girl in Nurata learns embroidery from the early age and until marriage, so she can finish at least one suzana for her future house.

Uzbekistan has three schools of doston performers. Southeast school, which is preserved in Surkhandarya and Kashkadarya, includes laryngeal singing with dombira (an ancient two-string fingered instrument) accompaniment. Doston narrators never teach doston word for word, as the great talent of improvisers is to tell doston with their own interpretation.

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 2008 Cultural space of Boysun was proclaimed a Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2001 and inscribed onto the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008.This film contains information about the Boysun district’s nature and the cultural processes related to craftsmanship, folk performance, traditional medicine, and others.Strong aspiration to preserve traditional lifestyles of the local people was observed during filming process in 2016 and 2017. An example of this is the increasing number of followers of the folk-ethnographic ensemble called Boysun.

The current film is devoted to the knowledge and experience about gardening in different regions of Uzbekistan and its transmission to younger generations. In the first part of the film, fields and gardens of Fergana Valley and the house of Abdulvokhid Khoji living in the Oltiariq district is described. The film was made during spring, summer, and autumn. Abdulvokhid Khoji is a ninety-two-year-old father who has been teaching his knowledge and skills to future generations, in particular to his sons and grandchildren, based on master-apprentice traditions.

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 2008 Maqom is a complicated musical composition of many parts and governed by certain rules that developed over centuries. Uzbek maqoms have two parts: mushkilot (instrumental part) and nasr (song part). Maqom development in Uzbekistan is associated with state centers—Bukhara in Bukhara Emirates, Khiva in Khorezm Khanet, and Kokand in Kokand Khanet. These centers resulted in the formation of three maqom types, “Shashmaqom” (Bukhara), which includes six maqoms and “Khorezm maqoms” (Khorezm), which includes six-and-a-half maqoms. In Ferghana-Tashkent (Kokand), maqom cycles that contain four maqoms were edited by professional musicians of the palace. In this film, skilled musicians and students perform all three maqom cycles. Recording was conducted in Tashkent, Ferghana, Khorezm, and Bukhara and was enriched with interviews from maqom researchers and masters.

The culture of making household necessities from clay can be seen in almost all nations around the world. The knowledge of making objects from clay and firing them have been known since ancient times and developed into regional schools. The current film describes a small sample of pottery schools operating in Rishton (Fergana region) and Gijduvon (Bukhara region) and their representatives, current state, history, and the future of Uzbek pottery. Alisher Nazirov from Rishton and Abdullo Narzullayev from Ghijduvon are the masters who set off such traditions in their schools. Working activities of these masters, their opinions about restoring traditions and styles of their schools were recorded in this film.

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, 2016 " Palov Culture and Traditions was inscribed onto the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2016. Uzbek lifestyle is mainly connected with palov (osh) among all other meals. Palov is cooked in a ceremony conducted on the birth in the family and in all ceremonies conducted during a person’s entire life. Even in death ceremonies, palov is cooked to remember the deceased. Based on these traditions we can say that Uzbek palov brings family members, relatives, neighbors, colleagues, and friends closer. The social significance of palov is highlighted in the current film with the help of cadres about palov preparation and consumption. Starting from purchasing ingredients, preparing, and consuming palov, the film documents the entire process as well as the conversations among the people making palov"

"Navruz is one of the largest holidays celebrated by Eastern nations. The Navruz nomination for the UNESCO Representative List in 2009 included seven countries. Since then, more states that celebrate Navruz became States Party to the Convention, the nomination was re-introduced on behalf of twelve States Party. In Uzbekistan, 21 March was the national Navruz holiday. However, Navruz is celebrated in throughout country during the whole month. Navruz celebrations in a makhalla of Tashkent, amusement parks of Fergana, and the Institute of Culture and Art are described in this film. Regardless of the celebration location, it has become a tradition to cook the royal meal of navruz-sumalak and spring meals such as kok somsa (pie with greens) and kok chuchvara (dumplings with greens). Performances of folk teams, puppet masters, rope walkers, polvons (wrestlers), and modern music singers and different folk game competitions organized during Navruz. Navruz is not only the beginning of the New Year, but it is the power that brings people closer and spreads love and affection among people. "

Uzbek rope walking art is very ancient and has its own traditions. Uzbekistan is considered the only country where this art has been preserved in its current form. This video gives us a look at the lifestyle of the rope walkers as they travel from early spring to late autumn with their families and teams while demonstrating their art. Currently more than forty ropewalkers’ groups perform in Uzbekistan. They are exempt from income tax. Performances by the Madamin Dorboz team from the Paxtaobod district, Andijan, and by the Mukhiddin Ismailov team from the Bukhara region as well as interviews from members of the Vodil Dorboz team of Fergana region are in the present film.

" Uzbekistan has three regional styles of doston performance: Surkhondarya-Qashqadarya, Khorezm, and Karakalpak. In the Surkhondarya-Qashqadarya style, the doston narrator performs in a guttural voice and accompanied by drum (two-stringed musical instrument). In the Khorezm style, doston songs are performed in a simple voice and accompanied by tor, doira, and bolaman. The Karakalpak style of doston is performed in two ways: Romantic dostons are accompanied by karakalpak dutar and ghijjak; heroic epic performances are accompanied qo’biz (very ancient stringed instrument). This film includes representatives of all three schools. We learn about their lifestyles, master-apprentice traditions, and processes to prepare certain musical instruments. Recording was conducted in Kashkadarya, Surkhondarya, and Khorezm regions and in the Republic of Karakalpakstan."

Fabric making art has been known in the territory of Uzbekistan since ancient times. Initially fabrics were weaved only from cotton. But in the first and second centuries bce, due to trading along the Great Silk Road, our ancestors learned the secrets of weaving silk fabrics. This film includes some of the thirty-two stages involved with making abr fabrics. Rasuljon Mirzaahmedov is the representative of the ninth generation of abr makers. He revived various secrets of abr making as the result of his research on Uzbek fabrics being kept not only in the museums of Uzbekistan but also in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg and in other cities of Europe. As follow up his studies he established ikat weaving workshops in many regions of Uzbekistan as well as in neighboring countries.

Customs and traditions connected with wedding ceremonies are divided into three parts: pre-wedding ceremonies, those conducted during the wedding, and those performed after the wedding. These ceremonies vary in different regions of Uzbekistan, but they have some commonalities. For example, common pre-wedding ceremonies include organizing matchmaking at the bride’s house, giving toyona (financial aid) by relatives, registering legal and religious marriage, blessing process (fotiha berish) by older people. The wedding ceremony is a grandiose conduction at both the bride’s and the groom’s houses. Post-wedding ceremonies include salom (bride’s greetings), calling relatives of the groom, and others. This film includes the customs and traditions connected with a wedding ceremony in Margilan, Fergana.